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The coronavirus pandemic has exposed countless faults and cracks within American society. As the debate on reopening schools continues, one of these cracks is how to educate children, particularly those most in need, and how to ensure that…

Friday marks D.C.’s 159th Emancipation Day, a day which is taught as being the first step toward freeing enslaved Black people in the U.S. But the history and legacy surrounding Emancipation Day is not so simple.

Friday is Emancipation Day in D.C. and faith leaders celebrated the holiday by talking about how they can help the community address racial inequalities.

An intersection in Northwest D.C. near the site of a crash that killed a 4-year-old boy has received new signage and a raised strip in the center of the roadway. It’s part of a plan to increase safety in the area, according to Everett…

“CONGRESS ITSELF is the target on the 6th.” That explicit warning was delivered to the Capitol Police by the agency’s own intelligence unit just three days before the Capitol insurrection by a mob of pro-Trump supporters. Others also…

Over a 78-minute period during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, DC Police Cmdr. Robert Glover requested backup at least 17 times, WaPo reports in a new analysis.

The shuttle buses will soon be relocated to Philadelphia. And the air stairs, no more.

The D.C. Public Charter School Board will consider the opening of five new charter campuses on Monday — even as public school enrollment in the city is slightly down during the pandemic and campuses in the traditional public and charter…

An independent journalist has settled a lawsuit against D.C. officials and the Metropolitan Police Department.

Imagine a metropolis with a lush canopy of nearly 2 million trees, one of the best job markets and one of the most educated workforces in the nation, a sprawling public transportation network, a homegrown style of music, some of the best…

DC Water is getting a federal loan that will let the city make millions of dollars in improvements to the water and sewer system in all eight wards of the city.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police force needs “cultural change” after the broad failures of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the top watchdog for the department testified Thursday, pointing to inadequate training and outdated weaponry as…

It will still be a work-in-progress, but Reagan National Airport's new terminal is nearly ready to host passengers roughly four years after construction started on the $393.8 million project.

73.6 percent of D.C. residents over 65 are at least partially vaccinated, according to the CDC. Nationwide, 79.6 percent of residents over 65 are vaccinated.

The District of Columbia will use a large loan from the federal government to replace some of the century-old water mains carrying drinking water throughout the city, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and Environmental Protection Agency…

The best place to get to know Maurice Abbey-Bey was in the van.

Next week’s soft opening of a new concourse at Reagan National Airport will provide creature comforts to air travelers — and end the suffering of passengers who looked at the departure board and realized they were flying out of Gate 35X.

The former Kimpton Carlyle Hotel in Dupont Circle has reopened with a new name and a new operator after being closed for a year.

A new concourse at the north end of National Airport is set for a soft opening on Tuesday.